Rory McIlroy at Royal County Down on Tuesday, May 26 (Image: Presseye)

The charity’s Residential Specialist, Marty Pelan, facilitated the shoe design session said: “When I told the children they were going to be designing shoes for a golfing superstar their faces just lit up.

“Words cannot describe what it meant to them and how excited they were – it was great to see and a fantastic thing to be involved with.”

Gillian Creevy, CEO of the charity, said: “This was a great opportunity for the children we support and a welcome distraction from the reality of having to cope with a loved one living with cancer.

“Rory McIlroy and The Rory Foundation is an important part of what we are doing today and what we will do tomorrow.